Six states to roll out intra-state e-way bill from tomorrow

The six states -- Mizoram, Odisha, Punjab, Chhattisgarh, Goa and Jammu & Kashmir -- are set to implement the e-way bill system for intra-state movement of goods from June 1, GST Network said in a statement

As many as six states, including Punjab and Odisha, will make mandatory e-way bill requirement for intra-state movement of goods from Friday.

Schoolchildren and others walk past empty trucks parked in a row, waiting to be escorted by police to Assam to ferry supplies to Manipur, on the outskirts of Imphal. (HT File Photo)

The six states -- Mizoram, Odisha, Punjab, Chhattisgarh, Goa and Jammu & Kashmir -- are set to implement the e-way bill system for intra-state movement of goods from June 1, GST Network said in a statement.

Besides, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal will roll out the same on June 2 and June 3, respectively.

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has already said that e-way bill for moving goods within a state will become mandatory from June 3, with the country-wide roll out of the mechanism.

So far, 27 states and union territories have made e-way bill mandatory for intra-state movement of goods.

From 8 lakh e-way bills generated in the first week of April, the average number of those bills rose to 16.8 lakhs on May 30.

“So far, a total of 6.43 Crore E-way bills have been generated on the e-way portal,” GSTN said.

The government had launched the electronic-way or e-way bill system from 1 April for moving goods worth over ₹50,000 from one state to another.

The same for intra or within the state movement has been rolled out from 15 April.

Touted as an anti-evasion measure, transporters of goods worth over ₹50,000 would be required to present e-way bill to a GST inspector, if asked. The measure is expected to help boost tax collections by clamping down on trade that currently happens on cash basis.